Poison bait station for small bugs or the like

ABSTRACT

A poison bait station is disclosed that is capable of deployment within the household so as to position a poison at any desired location and attitude along a path used by roaches, ants, bugs or the like. The poison station of the present invention is designed to prevent access to the poison by children or dogs, cats or other pets; to permit installation at virtually any desired location; and to maintain the poison in place during use without the danger of inadvertent spreading of the poison. The instant poison station comprises a cover that may be of unitary or two piece construction, said cover having a centrally located member secured thereto and depending therefrom, around which a unitary poison tablet, gel or the like is positioned and secured. A fastening member and/or a pressure sensitive adhesive are incorporated into the design to permit semi-permanent securement of the station to virtually any surface. Furthermore, the cover is preferably transparent whereby one can visually inspect the device from time to time to determine whether any poison remains therein. Spacers may also be provided around the cover to limit the degree of securement of the station while simultaneously determining the size of the opening under the cover through which the bug, etc. may pass to reach the poison. A shield may also be made a part of the station to permit outside use where the poison is disposed in a vertical plane.

United States Patent Alvarez [451 Dec. 5, 1972 [54] POISON BAIT STATIONFOR SMALL BUGS OR THE LIKE [72] Inventor: Bernard V. Alvarez, Route 1,Box

32, lnman, S.C. 29349 [22] Filed: Oct. 12, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 188,167

Primary Examiner-Warner H. Camp Att0rney-Wellington M. Manning, Jr.

[57] ABSTRACT A poison bait station is disclosed that is capable ofdeployment within the household so as to position a poison at anydesired location and attitude along a path used by roaches, ants, bugsor the like. The poison station of the present invention is designed toprevent access to the poison by children or dogs, cats or other pets; topermit installation at virtually any desired location; and to maintainthe poison in place during use without the danger of inadvertentspreading of the poison. The instant poison station comprises a coverthat may be of unitary or two piece construction, said cover having acentrally located member secured thereto and depending therefrom, aroundwhich a unitary poison tablet, gel or the like is positioned andsecured. A fastening member and/or a pressure sensitive adhesive areincorporated into the design to permit semi-permanent securement of thestation to virtually any surface. Furthermore, the cover is preferablytransparent whereby one can visually inspect the device from time totime to determine whether any poison remains therein. Spacers may alsobe provided around the cover to limit the degree of securement of thestation while simultaneously determining the size of the opening underthe cover through which the bug, etc. may pass to reach the poison. Ashield may also be made a part of the station to permit outside usewhere the poison is disposed in a vertical plane.

22 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures PATENTEDBEC 5 I9 3,704,539

INVENTOR.

BERNARD V. ALVAREZ ATTORNE POISON BAIT STATION FOR SMALL BUGS THE LIKEBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A constant awareness persists toward thedestruction and control of small household pests, including bugs,roaches, insects and the like. Due to the presence of small children andpets, however, any extermination must be carried out in a safe andefficient manner. Otherwise unwary children or pets may mistakenly takethe poison and become ill or die. Normally, a poison bait station isdesigned for placement on a floor, in a drawer, in a cabinet or the likewhere it rests onthe bottom of the area in which it is placed. Moreover,those stations providing securement means therewith are designed forplacement in one manner only. Both types of stations employ particulateor liquid poison which is subject to spillage, leakage and the likeunless extreme care is taken. In general, poison bait stations beingproduced today are quite ineffective in providing an efficient means forextermination of household pests and at the same time are safetyhazards.

A vast amount of effort has been expended in the past in the design ofpoison bait stations to render them both effective and safe. The poisonhas been presented behind barriers of sorts that prevent a child or petfrom reaching same. The majority of these poison bait stations have beendesigned for extermination of rats or the like in the out of doors, inbarns and other locations without the household. Very little effort hasbeen expended, however, towards producing a truly safe poison baitstation for use within the home. Prior devices used within the home orthe like in general include a tunnel or passageway structure throughwhich the small pests must pass to reach a particulate or liquid poison.These devices are oftentimes capable of complete destruction by moisturesince many are constructed from cardboard or the like. A particulatepoison is also normally used which may very easily be removed fromwithin the dispenser by an ant, rat or the like and thus be exposed toconsumption by a child or a pet. The poison may be spilled when thedispenser is turned over or opened by the pest or by accident.Furthermore, these particular dispensers have thus been limited in useto an approximate level area where they are placed. It is not unusualthat the roaches, ants, etc. follow a path under a counter ledge, over awindow sill, along a baseboard, through a cabinet, however, where theconventional bait station cannot be used due either to its structure orthe danger of poison spillage.

The present invention is a definite improvement over any deviceheretofore known due to its use of a unitary poison as opposed to aparticulate or liquid poison; its versatility in placement, such thatthe attitude of the device is irrelevant insofar as the successfuldeployment is concerned; due to the fact that it provides a truly safedevice having a unitary poison that cannot normally be reached bychildren or pets; due to its economical manufacture; and due to the factthat it is simple for a housewife or the like to position the dispenserat any desired location. The present invention thus represents a trulynew and novel approach to a poison bait station that may be usedinternally or externally of the home.

As mentioned earlier, there has been a great deal of effort expended inthe development of a successful poison bait station. There is nothing inthe prior art, however, that teaches or suggests the structure of theinstant poison bait station. Representative of the prior art are thefollowing U. S. Pat. Nos. 478,691 to De Shon; 738,363 to Shelton;1,443,287 to Snyder et al; 1,471,954 to Greenway; 1,820,186 to Gaskins;1,856,200 to Tippey; 1,887,771 to Marsh; 2,205,125 to Rose; 2,239,937 toSmith; 2,291,358 to Treadwell et al; 2,710,485 to Starr; 2,725,663 toMullen; 2,808,679 to Collins; 3,295,246 to Landsman et al and 3,427,743to Brunner et a1.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention toprovide a novel poison bait station.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel poisonbait station that utilizes a unitary poison and may be deployed at anydesired attitude without the danger of the poison falling therefrom.

Still further, another object of the present invention is to provide anovel poison bait station that may be secured at any location within thehome without endangering pets or children.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a small compactpoison bait station that may be economically manufactured while beingeffective to destroy small insects, bugs or the like in a safe andefficient manner.

Generally speaking, the present invention relates to a poison stationfor small bugs or the like comprising a protective cover; a membersecured to one side of said cover at a generally central location andextending downwardly therefrom; a unitary poison bait positioned aroundsaid generally centrally located member and secured thereat; and meansto secure said station in position at any attitude, said cover,centrally located member and poison being dimensionally cooperative topermit only limited access to said poison.

More specifically, the poison station of the present invention isprovided with a cover that may be opaque or transparent, thoughpreferably transparent, to enable one to visually inspect the station todetermine the continued presence of poison therein. The cover may be ofone piece construction having a generally centrally located membersecured to one side thereof and extending-outwardly therefrom. Thecentrally located member may be blunt at the outer end thereof or may bepointed at the outer end to provide securing means. A unitary poison isreceived around the centrally located member and secured thereat by afriction fit, an adhesive, flange, series of concentric rings,cooperative wedges, or the like to prevent inadvertent removaltherefrom. An adhesive bond between the poison bait and the centrallylocated member will further prevent the whole bait from falling out ofthe station should a portion of the bait become eaten away or chippedoff. The adhesive bond is thus preferred.

A further embodiment of the cover includes a top and a bottom sectionwhere at least one generally centrally located member is secured to oneside of at least one of said sections and is securable to the other ofsaid sections. The securement to the other of said sections may bethrough a telescoping arrangement with a further centrally locatedmember, a friction fit into a groove in the underside of said othersection, a

threaded connection or the like. In all of these variations, the unitarypoison bait is received around the central member or members and issecured thereat.

Insofar as means to secure the device in place are concerned, the devicemay be provided with a centrally or otherwise located fastening memberreceiving opening. Such opening or openings may receive a tack, smallnail or the like therethrough which can be driven into a baseboard,under a table, or the like to attach the station at the desiredlocation. Furthermore, a pressure sensitive adhesive may be providedacross a surface of said station or surfaces of said station so as toenable the station to be adhesively secured in place. Both means arepreferred for the station to provide a desired flexibility and permitthe user to select the securement means desired.

The poison station of the present invention thus provides a meansfordispensing a poison for the extermination of small bugs and the likewhile preventing access thereto by pets or small children. Moreover, theinstant poison station in cooperation with the unitary poison employedtherewith, is suitable for attachment at vertical, horizontal or angularattitudes, thus enabling placement at any precise location when thepests may pass.

Certain embodiments of the poison station of the present invention arewell suited for different applications. For example, a shield may beapplied partially around the cover so as to permit utilization of thestation out of doors and in a vertical disposition. The shield which maybe integral with the cover or separate therefrom, will thus protect thepoison from rain or the like while still permitting access thereto byinsects, bugs and the like. A further important feature is the preferredclear cover for the station. With a clear cover, one may visuallydetermine at any time, the condition of the poison. Hence one need notremove the station to check the poison supply. If the poison has becomespent, a new ring of poison or the like may be conveniently used toreplace the spent poison and the device redeployed for the destructionof bugs or the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a vertical cross sectionalview of a poison station according to the teachings of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the poison station shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross sectional view of a further embodiment of apoison station according to the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical exploded view of an embodiment of a poisonstation'according to the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross sectional view of an embodiment of a poisonstation according to the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross sectional view of still a further embodimentof a poison station according to the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a poison station showing a furtherembodiment for the cover.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS Referring to the Figures, thespecific embodiments of the present invention will now be described indetail. In FIG. 1, there is shown in cross section, a particularembodiment of the poison station of the present invention. A poisonstation is thus shown having a top cover 10, a bottom cover 20 removablysecured to top cover 10 and a unitary poison P received therebetween.Top cover 10 is shown having a central opening 12 therethrough and anannular recess 14 therearound on the underside of cover 10. Bottom cover20 is shown having a member 22 secured thereto and extending upwardlytherefrom. Member 22 is shown as a hollow cylindrical member that is infrictional engagement with top cover 10 in annular recess 14. Bottomcover 20 likewise has a central opening 24 that is disposed in alignmentwith opening 12 of top cover 10 where the two covers are united.Further, top cover 10 and bottom cover 20 are both shown to possess anannular wedge 10 and 20 respectively. Wedges l0 and 20 cooperate toentrap poison P against member 22. As desired, wedges l0 and 20 may becontinuous or interrupted to prevent portions of poison P from fallingfrom the bait station. A layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive 30 isshown along the underside of bottom cover 20 so as to provide a meansfor securing the poison station shown in FIG. 1 in place. Openings l2and 24 likewise define a passage through which a fastening member mightextend to serve as a securement means for the station.

As discussed and shown herein a unitary poison P is positioned around agenerally centrally located member for each embodiment of the presentinvention. Obviously, the particular design of the instant poisonstation renders same very suitable for deployment in small, out-of theway locations where the pests are very likely to reside and/or pass. Inthis environment the overall dimensions of the poison station are rathersmall. The same concept may, however, be used for a larger poisonstation where the pest population is substantial. The larger station maythus utilize more than a single poison bait. Hence the member aroundwhich the poison bait is secured need not be centrally located thoughfor the single bait station such placement is preferred.

Unitary poison bait, as used herein refers to a coherent mass of poisonthat is not likely to separate during normal use. Such bait could takethe form of a compressed annular tablet, a glob of poison where theactive ingredients are held together by a gel of some type to assimilatea consistency of a thick paste, a soft shape similar to a gum drop wherethe poison is also held in place by a binder, and the like. Poison baitin these forms may be successfully employed with the bait stations ofthe present invention whereby safety is fostered, poison may be readilyconsumed by pests and appearance is greatly enhanced. In each of thepoison types mentioned above, several means of securing the poison ofthe poison holding member are available. The simplest arrangement isdimensional cooperation between the bait and the member to achieve afriction fit therebetween. The poison holding member may, as will bedescribed hereinafter, be equipped with a peripheral flange whichengages and holds the poison bait in place. Also, numerous adhesives maybe used to bond the poison bait to the member. A preference for theparticular means for securing the bait to the member should bedetermined by the particular consistency of the bait, the design of thebait holding member and the environment in which the station is to beused.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the poison station shown in FIG. 1. Asshown in FIG. 2, top cover of the poison station is manufactured of atransparent material thus permitting the poison P to be visibletherethrough. It should also be noted in FIGS. 1 and 2 that the poison Presides around and is secured at generally centrally located member 22.The poison being of unitary structure will not fall from within thepoison station by virtue of its annular configuration. Likewise, thepoison will not flake off and fall from within top cover means 10 andbottom cover member under normal conditions. Preferably, the poison P isof such a size that there is sufficient distance between the outer edgeof the poison and the outer periphery of the poison station to preventaccess thereto by pets and small children.

A further embodiment of the poison station of the present invention isshown in FIG. 3. The station in FIG. 3 comprises a top cover member 110having a centrally located opening 112 that is countersunk at 114 toreceive a fastening member F therein in such a manner that the head F ofthe fastening member F is flush with or beneath the top cover 110 of thepoison station. Top cover member 110 further has a centrally locatedmember 116 secured to the underside thereof and extending downwardlytherefrom. Member 116 is cylindrical in shape and has an opening 116'therethrough. Bottom cover member 120 has a centrally located member 122secured thereto and extending upwardly therefrom. Member 122 is likewisecylindrical in shape, has an annular opening 122' that is of a dimensionsuch that it receives cylindrical member 116 of top cover 110 intelescoping fashion. Member 116 thus resides within opening 122' ofmember 122 and preferably provides a friction fit therebetween to unitecovers 110 and 120. Bottom cover 120 further has a centrally locatedopening 124 therein, opening 124 being smaller in size than itscorresponding opening 112 in top cover 110. As thus shown in FIG. 3,fastening member F may pass through openings 112, 116 and 124 to securethe poison station in a desired location. The difference in size ofopenings 112 and 124 is such that fastening member F will snugly residetherein and prevent unnecessary lateral movement of the station aftersame has been secured.

Top cover member 110 is shown to have an annular wedge 110 on theunderside thereof, around member 116. Further, bottom cover member 120has a plurality of concentric ridges 123 around member 122. A poisonbait P having a ridged surface P mates with ridges 123 and are heldthereon by wedge 110. Hence the poison P will be held in place should aportion thereof be broken or eaten away. Also, ridges 123 on bottomcover 120 will provide an irregular surface to assist bugs or the likein reaching the poison P should the station be mounted at a verticalattitude.

A further embodiment of the poison station according to the teachings ofthe present invention is shown in FIG. 4 wherein a top cover member 210is provided having an opening 212 therein. Top cover member 210 has acylindrical member 216 secured thereto and depending downwardlytherefrom. Member 216 is provided with an internal opening 216 havingthreads 217 therein. Top cover member 210 is also provided with aplurality of protuberances 218 secured to the underside thereof andextending downwardly therefrom. Protuberances 218 should be at least aslong as the thickness of a poison bait P to be used in conjunctiontherewith and may be spaced around the periphery of cover 210 at anydesired interval. A bottom cover member 220 is also provided, having acylindrical, centrally positioned member 222 secured thereto andextending upwardly therefrom. Member 222 has threads 224 along at leasta portion of its length. Threads 224 mate with internal threads 217 ofmember 216 to permit bottom cover 220 to be removably secured to topcover 210. Upstanding member 222 of cover 220 has a central opening 222'therein that coincides with an opening 225 in bottom cover 220. Openings212, 222' and 225 thus define a passageway through the poison stationfor receipt of a nail or the like that may be used to secure the stationin place. An adhesive layer 226 is also provided across the lowersurface of bottom cover member 220 as a second choice of fastening meansfor the station. Furthermore, a sheet 228 is provided on top of adhesivelayer 226 so as to prevent same from inadvertently becoming bonded toobjects or accumulating dirt, dust and the like. Sheet 228 is easilyremovable from the underside of cover member 220 to expose the adhesivesurface when it is desirable to bond the poison station to a particularobject or at a particular location.

FIG. 5 shows still a further embodiment of the present invention whereina cover 310 is provided having a member 316 secured to the undersidethereof and extending downwardly therefrom. Member 316 is provided withan annular flange 318 intermediate its length, said flange having abeveled undersurface 320 and a flat upper surface 321. The lower end 322of member 316 is reduced in size to provide a fastening member forsecuring the station in place. An annular poison bait P may thus beforced over the lower end 322 of member 316 and over the beveled edge320 of peripheral flange 318 to reside around member 316. The flat uppersurface of flange 318 precludes the inadvertent removal of poison P inthe reverse direction. As desired, member 316 may be integral with cover310 or appropriately associated therewith. Moreover, depending uponpoison bait P, it may be desirable for flange 318 to be of a resilientmaterial whereby bait P is more easily forced thereover duringinstallation of bait P. As such, flange 318 may be an O-ring or the likepositioned around member 316.

FIG. 6 sets forth still a further embodiment of the present invention. Acover 410 is shown having a poison bait holding member 416 secured tothe underside thereof and depending downwardly therefrom. Poison baitholding member 416 has a large diameter section 417 at an upper endthereof and a small diameter section 418 at a lower end, said smalldiameter section 418 terminating as a point 419. Hence, a poison bait Pmay pass over small diameter section 418 of member 416 and fit snuglyaround large diameter section 417 thereof. Further, member 416 may beintegral with cover 410 or associated therewith. Cover 410 also has askirt 412 secured thereto around only a portion of the peripherythereof. Skirt 412 extends downwardly from cover 410 for a distance atleast sufficient to extend below the poison bait P. With a skirt 412 asa part thereof, the poison station may beused out of doors on the sideof a building or the like. With member 416 in a horizontal position andskirt 412 positioned on the top side, the poison bait P is protectedfrom the elements. Further, when used inside or outside, the bottom edge412' of skirt 412 serves as a stop when securing the station to limitthe depth that member 416 may be driven into an object. The poison baitP will thus not be fractured due to being forced against the object towhich the station is being secured.

A top plan view of a cover 510 is shown in FIG. 7 wherein a plurality ofslots 512 are provided therein. Tabs 514 located between the slots 512may be turned downwardly so as to provide protuberances from theunderside of the cover to limit the distance between the poison stationand an article to which same is fastened.

Various embodiments of the poison station of the present invention havebeen described in detail above. In certain of these embodimentsparticular features were shown. It should be understood that thefeatures, though shown with specific relationship to a particularembodiment of the invention are interchangeable in such a fashion thatfor all practical purposes, any of the particular features from oneembodiment may be used on any of the other embodiments.

Insofar as materials of construction are concerned, the poison stationsof the present invention may be manufactured from any material that maybe suitably used. For example, the cover sections may be injectionmolded of a plastic material, may be manufactured from metal, acombination of the two, or the like.

Having described the present invention in detail, it is obvious that oneskilled in the art will be able to make variations and modificationsthereto without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly,the scope of the present invention should be determined only by theclaims appended hereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A poison station for small bugs or the like comprising:

a. a protective cover;

b. a member secured to one side of said cover and extending outwardlytherefrom;

c. a unitary poison positioned around said member and secured thereat;and

(1. means to secure said station in position at any attitude, saidcover, outwardly extending member and poison being dimensionallycooperative and permitting direct, limited access to said poison aroundat least a large portion of the periphery of said cover.

2. A poison station as defined in claim 1 wherein said cover comprises atop section and a bottom section, said top and bottom sections havingmembers secured thereto, one of said members telescoping into the otherof said members to secure said top section to said bottom section. v

'3. A poison station as defined in claim 2 wherein said top and bottomsections and the members secured thereto define a fastening memberreceiving opening through said cover.

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4. A poison station as defined in claim 3 wherein a fastening member isprovided as a securing means.

5. A poison station as defined in claim 2 wherein at least one of saidtop and bottom sections have a plurality of protuberances securedthereto and extending outwardly therefrom, said protuberances being of alength such that they come into engagement with the other section tomaintain a predetermined distance therebetween.

6. A poison station as defined in claim 2 wherein at least one of saidtop and bottom sections is provided with an adhesive layer as a securingmeans.

7. A poison station as defined in claim 2 wherein said members on saidsections are threaded for engagement therebetween. 4

8. A poison station as defined in claim 2 wherein at least one of saidtop and bottom sections is provided with means to hold said poison inplace around said member.

9. A poison station as defined in claim 8 wherein both of said top andbottom sections are provided with poison holding means.

10. A poison station as defined in claim 8 wherein said poison holdingmeans is an annular wedge to bias said poison against said member.

11. A poison station as defined in claim 8 wherein said poison holdingmeans is a plurality of concentric rings.

12. A poison station as defined in claim 1 wherein the outwardlyextending member is integral with the cover and has a pointed lower endas a securing means.

13. A. poison station as defined in claim] wherein the cover istransparent.

14. A poison station as defined in claim 1 wherein the cover has a skirtdepending downwardly therefrom, said skirt extending around only aportion of the periphery of said cover and being of a length to extendbeyond said unitary poison and engage an object to which the station issecured. I

15. A poison station for small bugs or the like comprising:

a. a cover, said cover comprising a top section and a bottom section, atleast one of said top and-bottom sections having a member secured to aside thereof and extending outwardly therefrom, said member beingremovably securable to the other of said top and bottom sections; one ofsaid sections having a layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive substanceon at least a major portion of an outer surface; and

. a unitary poison positioned around said outwardly extending member andsecured thereat, said cover, at least one member and poison beingdimensionally cooperative and permitting direct, limited access to saidpoison around at least a larg portion of the periphery of said cover.

16. A poison station as defined in claim 15 wherein both of said top andbottom sections of said cover have members secured thereto and extendingoutwardly therefrom, one of said members being telescopingly receivablewithin the other of said members and said top and bottom sections andsaid members'defining a fastening member receiving opening therethrough.

17. A poison station as defined in claim 15 wherein at least said topsection of said cover is transparent.

18. A poison station as defined in claim wherein one of said sections ofsaid cover further has a skirt secured thereto and extending outwardlytherefrom for only a portion of the periphery thereof, said skirtextending beyond said poison and partially surrounding same.

19. A poison station for small bugs or the like comprising:

a. a cover, said cover having a poison receiving member secured to acentralarea of one side thereof and extending downwardly therefrom, saidmember having a large diameter section and a small diameter section, thesaid small diameter section having a pointed end as a means to securesaid station in place, said cover further having at least oneprotuberance positioned around the periphery thereof and extendingdownwardly therefrom; and

b. a unitary poison positioned around said large diameter section ofsaid member adjacent said side of said cover and secured thereat, saidpoison residing above the lower end of said at least one protuberance,said cover, poison receiving member and poison being dimensionallycooperative and permitting direct limited access to said poison aroundat least a major portion of the periphery of said cover.

20. A poison station as defined in claim 19 wherein said cover istransparent.

21. A poison station as defined in claim 19 wherein said cover isprovided with a plurality of slots therein, the portions of said coverbetween said slots being deformable to provide said protuberances.

22. A poison station as defined in claim 19 wherein said member securedto said cover has a flange intermediate its length, said flange beingtapered on one side only whereby said poison may be forced over saidtapered side of said flange.

.Aumn Ann:

1. A poison station for small bugs or the like comprising: a. aprotective cover; b. a member secured to one side of said cover andextending outwardly therefrom; c. a unitary poison positioned aroundsaid member and secured thereat; and d. means to secure said station inposition at any attitude, said cover, outwardly extending member andpoison being dimensionally cooperative and permitting direct, limitedaccess to said poison around at least a large portion of the peripheryof said cover.
 2. A poison station as defined in claim 1 wherein saidcover comprises a top section and a bottom section, said top and bottomsections having members secured thereto, one of said members telescopinginto the other of said members to secure said top section to said bottomsection.
 3. A poison station as defined in claim 2 wherein said top andbottom sections and the members secured thereto define a fasteningmember receiving opening through said cover.
 4. A poison station asdefined in claim 3 wherein a fastening member is provided as a securingmeans.
 5. A poison station as defined in claim 2 wherein at least one ofsaid top and bottom sections have a plurality of protuberances securedthereto and extending outwardly therefrom, said protuberances being of alength such that they come into engagement with the other section tomaintain a predetermined distance therebetween.
 6. A poison station asdefined in claim 2 wherein at least one of said top and bottom sectionsis provided with an adhesive layer as a securing means.
 7. A poisonstation as defined in claim 2 wherein said members on said sections arethreaded for engagement therebetween.
 8. A poison station as defined inclaim 2 wherein at least one of said top and bottom sections is providedwith means to hold said poison in place around said member.
 9. A poisonstation as defined in claim 8 wherein both of said top and bottomsections are provided with poison holding means.
 10. A poison station asdefined in claim 8 wherein said poison holding means is an annular wedgeto bias said poison against said member.
 11. A poison station as definedin claim 8 wherein said poison holding means is a plurality ofconcentric rings.
 12. A poison station as defined in claim 1 wherein theoutwardly extending member is integral with the cover and has a pointedlower end as a securing means.
 13. A poison station as defined in claim1 wherein the cover is transparent.
 14. A poison station as defined inclaim 1 wherein the cover has a skirt depending downwardly therefrom,said skirt extending around only a portion of the periphery of saidcover and being of a length to extend beyond said unitary poison andengage an object to which the station is secured.
 15. A poison stationfor small bugs or the like comprising: a. a cover, said cover comprisinga top section and a bottom section, at least one of said top and bottomsections having a member secured to a side thereof and extendingoutwardly therefrom, said member being removably securable to the otherof said top and bottom sections; one of said sections having a layer ofa pressure sensitive adhesive substance on at least a major portion ofan outer surface; and b. a unitary poison positioned around saidoutwardly extending member and secured thereat, said cover, at least onemember and poison being dimensionally cooperative and permitting direct,limited access to said poison around at least a large portion of theperiphery of said cover.
 16. A poison station as defined in claim 15wherein both of said top and bottom sections of said cover have memberssecured thereto and extending outwardly therefrom, one of said membersbeing telescopingly receivable within the other of said members and saidtop and bottom sectiOns and said members defining a fastening memberreceiving opening therethrough.
 17. A poison station as defined in claim15 wherein at least said top section of said cover is transparent.
 18. Apoison station as defined in claim 15 wherein one of said sections ofsaid cover further has a skirt secured thereto and extending outwardlytherefrom for only a portion of the periphery thereof, said skirtextending beyond said poison and partially surrounding same.
 19. Apoison station for small bugs or the like comprising: a. a cover, saidcover having a poison receiving member secured to a central area of oneside thereof and extending downwardly therefrom, said member having alarge diameter section and a small diameter section, the said smalldiameter section having a pointed end as a means to secure said stationin place, said cover further having at least one protuberance positionedaround the periphery thereof and extending downwardly therefrom; and b.a unitary poison positioned around said large diameter section of saidmember adjacent said side of said cover and secured thereat, said poisonresiding above the lower end of said at least one protuberance, saidcover, poison receiving member and poison being dimensionallycooperative and permitting direct limited access to said poison aroundat least a major portion of the periphery of said cover.
 20. A poisonstation as defined in claim 19 wherein said cover is transparent.
 21. Apoison station as defined in claim 19 wherein said cover is providedwith a plurality of slots therein, the portions of said cover betweensaid slots being deformable to provide said protuberances.
 22. A poisonstation as defined in claim 19 wherein said member secured to said coverhas a flange intermediate its length, said flange being tapered on oneside only whereby said poison may be forced over said tapered side ofsaid flange.